Super Lintendo: The Jeremy Lin Thread

[MasterIchiro]

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As 6th man, who does Lin sub for from the starting lineup?

[spaceballer]

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As 6th man, who does Lin sub for from the starting lineup?

I believe in his Facebook Q&A, he said he'd be playing both the 1 & 2.

[tondi123]

I certainly hope he spends most of his time at the 1 and if hes at the 2 its pretty much only when Kemba is on the court. I can't imagine a backcourt of him and Brian Roberts being a success. Sounds like some other moves are still to come however so things may yet change.

[mrknowitall215]

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As 6th man, who does Lin sub for from the starting lineup?

My guess would be Batum or MKG on most occasions, but a smart coach would allow matchups to dictate that where Lin could substitute Batum, MKG, or Kemba depending on how the flow of the game is going

[Liver_Pooty]

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As 6th man, who does Lin sub for from the starting lineup?

Has to be Batum or MKG with Batum sliding to the 3. Highly doubt Walker is the first one subbed

[yosemiteben]

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As 6th man, who does Lin sub for from the starting lineup?

I'm almost 100% sure Cho didn't say Lin will be 6th man, I think that's a deduction based on the first statement about the starters.

I could be wrong though.

[mrknowitall215]

I certainly hope he spends most of his time at the 1 and if hes at the 2 its pretty much only when Kemba is on the court. I can't imagine a backcourt of him and Brian Roberts being a success. Sounds like some other moves are still to come however so things may yet change.

Based on Cho's statements, I don't believe Roberts is even in the rotation. Sure, Roberts played with Mo Williams in the 2nd unit some last season, but I think that was a inclination on how horrible Clifford viewed Hairston as wing depth more than his typical stubborness

[MasterIchiro]

GM Rich Cho Transcript on Jeremy Lin Signing



The Hornets signed free agent guard Jeremy Lin on July 9, 2015. The following is the transcript from General Manager Rich Cho’s conference call with the media after Lin’s signing.

On if the Hornets are done in free agency now:

There’s still potential to do something else. We’re still looking at a couple of things. We’re not entirely done yet.

On if he expects to wait for the market to settle down before jumping back into free agency:

We’re still looking around right now and we aren’t going to wait a long time. I think if the opportunity presented itself then we’ll do something.

http://www.nba.com/hornets/gm-rich-cho-transcript-jeremy-lin-signing?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Interesting

[tonman]

Looking at the current roster, my guess at a minutes distribution would be:

C Jefferson (30), Kaminsky (9), Hawes (9)
PF Zeller (22), Williams (22), Hawes (4)
SF Kidd-Gilchrist (28), Batum (20), Taylor (0)
SG Lin (18), Lamb (15), Daniels (10), Hairston (5)
PG Walker (34), Lin (14), Roberts (0)

Actually, the Hornets guards rotation, aside from Walker, doesn't look so great. Hairston and Roberts have terrible shooting numbers. Lamb has underwhelmed. Daniels, I remember from his Houston days, is a deadeye 3pt shooter but he's one-dimensional so couldn't get more than 15-20 minute a game. No wonder Lin chose the Hornets, there's no competition for playing time!

Batum and MKG will start at the wings, Lin will backup the 1 and play some 2 as well. I really can't see more than 10 guys getting minutes, save for blowout situations. In fact Clifford likes using 9.

PG: Kemba, Lin
SG: Batum, Lamb
SF: MKG
PF: Zeller, Kaminsky
C: Al

9th man is probably either Marvin or Hawes. Marvin if we play more small, with Cody/Frank sliding over to the 5. Hawes if we insist on having a dedicated backup center and keep with rigid positional requirements.

Compare to Lin's time in Houston, the Rockets went small a lot of times and would play Beverley, Lin, Harden, Parsons, Asik/Howard/other. This team could score and stretch the court. The defensive anchor was key though.

I would think the Hornets would have to consolidate and move into a better rotation instead of trying to play 13 players. Injuries and rest will always occur.

Can we swap Al and Hibbert?

[MasterIchiro]

I would think first off the bench is Lin, first off the court is MKG or Zeller depending on match-ups. There is no way Nicolas Batum is first to the bench.

[spaceballer]

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Batum is excited

[yosemiteben]

I certainly hope he spends most of his time at the 1 and if hes at the 2 its pretty much only when Kemba is on the court. I can't imagine a backcourt of him and Brian Roberts being a success. Sounds like some other moves are still to come however so things may yet change.

Based on Cho's statements, I don't believe Roberts is even in the rotation. Sure, Roberts played with Mo Williams in the 2nd unit some last season, but I think that was a inclination on how horrible Clifford viewed Hairston as wing depth more than his typical stubborness

Agreed. I mean if Roberts can knock down threes at 39% like he did his first year maybe he'll find a way back into the rotation, but don't see him getting meaningful PT for a while with these moves.

[MasterIchiro]

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Batum is excited

Team taking on an international flavor

[Durant Durant]

Looks like an exciting season coming up. where do i sign up?

[yosemiteben]

So is there a definitive source on whether Lin's second year is just an option? Seen it both ways in a couple places.

If it is, may as well just view it as a one year deal because there is no way he's exercising it.

[Eoghan]

Can't wait for increased scrutiny on clifford

[spaceballer]

So is there a definitive source on whether Lin's second year is just an option? Seen it both ways in a couple places.

If it is, may as well just view it as a one year deal because there is no way he's exercising it.

Even if it is a 1yr opt out, the cap will go up next year, so the Hornets will have money to lock him in long-term at a fair market deal if they want to. Depends on how the season goes and if he's seen as a good long term piece that fits with the team.

[BlackOutBuzz]

The Bi-Annual is only worth $2,139,000, add on a second year at the max 4.5% raise and it comes out to $4,374,255 in total.

Year 1: $2,139,000
Year 2: $2,235,255

What's interesting to me is that we didn't opt to use part of the MLE instead. The MLE can be used every year, but the Bi-Annual can only be used once every two years. Makes me think there's still a plan for the MLE.

Very interesting, Blackout.

We didn't use the Bi-Annual last year, so I guess that's why.

Yeah, but my point was using the Bi-Annual this year means we absolutely can't use it next year, so next year we'd only have the MLE. Whereas, we could've instead used part of the MLE to sign Lin and then have both exceptions intact next season. Makes me think we're still gonna use the MLE.

[yosemiteben]

Can't wait for increased scrutiny on clifford

Of course that's your take on this.

[MasterIchiro]

Very interesting, Blackout.

We didn't use the Bi-Annual last year, so I guess that's why.

Yeah, but my point was using the Bi-Annual this year means we absolutely can't use it next year, so next year we'd only have the MLE. Whereas, we could've instead used part of the MLE to sign Lin and then have both exceptions intact next season. Makes me think we're still gonna use the MLE.

Corroborates with Cho's presser as well.